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He also spoke a parable to them that they must always pray, and not give up,
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Commentators unanimously agree that Jesus gives the main point of the parable before He even tells it. As Charles Spurgeon notes, the 'key hangs outside the door.' The central, unmissable lesson is that believers must persevere in prayer and not 'faint'—a term that means losing heart, giving up, or becoming weary, especially when answers seem delayed.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A parable. See Barnes on Matthew 13:3.
To this end. To show this.
Always. At all times. That is, we must n…
To the end that (προς το δειν).
With a view to the being necessary , προς and the articular infinitive. Th…
19th Century
Anglican
That men ought always to pray, and not to faint.—The latter of the two verbs is noticeable as being used…
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Baptist
And he spake a parable unto them to this end, that men ought always to pray, and not to faint;
An old writer says that many of Chri…
This parable must be interpreted with reference to the theme of the return of our Lord in chapter 17, as v.8b makes clear. The story is not intende…
16th Century
Protestant
We know that perseverance in prayer is a rare and difficult attainment. It is a manifestation of our unbelief that when our first prayers are not s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And he spoke a parable unto them To his own disciples, as the Ethiopic version reads, in order to encourage them to …
All God's people are praying people. Here, earnest steadiness in prayer for spiritual mercies is taught. The widow's earnestness prevailed even wit…
